The Emergence and Significance of Dry Ports: The Case of the Port of Goteborg

The dry port concept is based on a seaport directly connected by rail to inland intermodal terminals, where shippers can leave and/or collect standardized units as if directly at the seaport. The aim of this paper is to present the dry port concept, to identify and categorize existing dry ports for the Port of Goteborg, and to evaluate the concept from an environmental perspective. Conclusions indicate that implementation of a dry port in the seaport's hinterland enables the seaport to increase its terminal capacity; the modal shift from road to rail results in reduced congestion at the seaport gates and its surroundings and consequently in improved inland access, as well as in a lesser environmental effect. Only 2 of the surveyed intermodal terminals can be categorized as simple dry ports for the Port of Goteborg.

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• Authors:
  • Roso, Violeta
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 296-310
• Serial:
  • World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1749-4729
  • EISSN: 1749-4737
  • Serial URL: https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=writr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Intermodal terminals; Landside operations (Ports); Modal shift; Traffic mitigation
• Identifier Terms: Goteborgs Hamn
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dry ports
• Geographic Terms: Goteborg (Sweden)
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01138674
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 19 2009 1:50PM